>This works on my Solaris server, when I run on my web host (not sure>what OS) it will not set X and Y. Both are using ksh. Is this
related
>to ksh versions or is this a stupid way to set multiple variables from
a
>deliminated list?>> echo 2 4 | read X Y> echo $X>2> echo $Y>4>-->http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l=20> =20>

It is a stupid way to set multiple variables from a deliminated list.
Smart way would be this: